and mitt romney just finished up. we have team coverage. we begin with julie carey in charlottesville. hi, julie. >> reporter: hey there. you can see they're wrapping up here now. a couple hours ago, anover flow crowd here at the pavilion. for them the debate was almost an afterthought. their focus was bruce springstein. his focus, inspiring voters to get to the polls on election day. ♪ >> bruce springstein is on a battleground blitz of his own. first ohio, then iowa, now virginia. his we take care of our own has become a theme song played at all the obama rallies. ♪ >> later he explained why he is taking an active role in these final weeks of the campaign. >> i'm here today because i've lived long enough to know that despite those galvanizing moments in history, the future is rarely a tide rushing in. it is more often a slow, slow march. inch by inch. >> reporter: most who came to the rally were already president obama supporters. analysts say with the toss-up right now and recent momentum turning romney's way, these events can make a